9th edition

Ruleshammer Q&A: September 17th 2020

Another week another Ruleshammer Q&A, this week covering Horrors, heroic intervetions and charging into ruins. I'm always looking for more questions, there's links at the end of this article and how to get them to me. Question 1 - Splitting...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Invasion GT

Strap in kids, this is going to be a good one! As promised last week and thanks to a handy tip-off from a reader, this week we're looking at the top lists from Norway's Invasion GT, which at 58 players...

Ruleshammer – Dice, Dice Modifiers, Re-rolls, Modifiers and Fast Rolling

Dice are a core mechanic for 40k affecting all phases. Standard dice in use are 6 Sided (D6) though some abilities use 3 Side Dice (D3) usually by halving the result of a D6. Dice Modifiers All modifiers (if any) to...

Ruleshammer Updates September 11th 2020

This week, Ruleshammer has published more reference pages looking at various aspects of the game. You can find them by checking out the links below: Ruleshammer: Look Out Sir Ruleshammer: Engagement Range ...

Ruleshammer – Look Out Sir

Look out Sir Rule This rule affects shooting. Models cannot target a unit that contains any Character models with a Wounds characteristic of 9 or less with a ranged weapon while that Character unit is within 3" of any of the...

Ruleshammer – Engagement Range

Engagement Range Engagement Range is a Core Rule affecting primarily the Movement Phase and Charge Phase. Engagement Range represents the zone of threat that models present to their enemies. While a model is within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically of an...

Ruleshammer Q&A: September 10th 2020

Another week another Ruleshammer Q&A, this week covering some Psyker interactions, Look Out Sir and (who would have guessed it) more Open Topped transport issues - they really are the gift that just keeps on giving. I'm always looking...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: YHP GT

Another week and, in the end, another GT for us to review lists from. With the US enjoying Labor day weekend, a decent scattering of RTTs fired across the nation, but among them were a few larger events, one...

A Printable Scoring Sheet for 9th Edition

Hi everyone, We recently wrote a great number of words about events and the potential value of having the first turn. Separately, we've also gotten requests for a printable custom score sheet for 9th edition games (the one in the...

Ruleshammer Q&A: September 4th, 2020

This is the first Q&A Ruleshammer for 9th edition and I’m going to be doing things a bit differently for 9th. Each week I’ll be doing these Q&A articles from now on, but the answers won’t just be here;...